Viscoelastic evaluation of gemini surfactant gel for hydraulic fracturing

SPE - European Formation Damage Conference, Proceedings, EFDC

Volumn 2, Issue , 2013, Pages 942-946

  Yang, Jiang ^a   Guan, Baoshan ^a   Lu, Yongjun ^a   Cui, Weixiang ^a   Qiu, Xiaohui ^a   Yang, Zhen ^b   Qin, Wenlong ^b  

^a CNPC RIPED Langfang Branch   (China)

^b Xi'an Petroleum University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; FRACTURE; GAS PERMEABILITY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MICELLES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

ANGULAR FREQUENCIES; CONVENTIONAL SURFACTANTS; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; GEMINI SURFACTANT; LOW PERMEABILITY OIL; SURFACE ACTIVITIES; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES; VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANTS;

LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS;

EID: 84884833804     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/165177-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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